`dataset_details`

Pack: datagov-uk · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/dataset_details for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Full dataset record by id or slug (CKAN package_show), including its resources. Each resource exposes a downloadable file: read “url” (the download link), “format” (CSV/XLSX/ZIP/etc.), and “name”. data.gov.uk resources are files, not queryable datastore tables.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	Dataset id (UUID) or slug, e.g. “nhs-regions-geography-april-20161”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "nhs-regions-geography-april-20161"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"dataset_details","arguments":{"id":"nhs-regions-geography-april-20161"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('dataset_details', {
  "id": "nhs-regions-geography-april-20161"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the datagov-uk pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "datagov-uk": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/datagov-uk/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

dataset_details